The Cat Thread

She's very pretty.

We've started to look for a cat, and I'd love to find one with similar colourpoint (is that the right word?) markings.

She’s a cinnamon point bsh. Only one the breeder produced/seen in 50yrs of shows and Cat business.
Common colour on rag doll and Birman tho.

Will pm you the breeders details this eve. She’s all about the pointed bsh.

Not that I want to begin any arguments, but a family member runs a branch of the Cats Protection, at their site they have around 40 pens which are full, with a waiting list of over 300 cats to take in when they have space. A rescue home/shelter should be anyone's starting point for homing a cat, not breeders.

Our two were rescue cats (kittens) from Celia Hammond - wouldn't hesitate to do the same again...

ditto to Cats Protection (most recent) & Animal Samaritans (previous 2)

We got our two off some random bicycling forum on the internet (all previous moggies have been adoptees as well).

I'm not meaning to judge anyone, I just wanted to highlight the reality and scale of the amount of unwanted cats that really need homes.

Back to pictures of cats. This is our Moggy, she was found under a car in High Street Kensington when she was a kitten, have always wondered what her story is of how she got there.

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I completely understand.
If it’s any conciliation Fleur was being rehomed by the breeder at 2yrs old as she couldn’t cope with other cats as has a very timid personality, had a litter and really needed somewhere quiet to live. Due to her rare colour the breeder had hoped she’d be suitable for a couple of litters but this was not ideal for Fleur. Neutering her changed a patch of fur on her side to cinnamon so she no longer fit the breed specs for showing(wtf? She’s literally perfect).
We hope we’re giving her the best life possible. After just under a year with us she’s finally getting comfortable enough for regular petting and play. She needed a home too.
All this in no way deminishes the plight of 1000s of kitties up and down the country.
We’d 100% get a rescue in the future.

Tunnel is still king today.

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Aaaw man.. Can she get any cuter?
@mustardbeak Moggy is pretty cute too though.

I suspect that the reason James is not spending any time at home is that Higgs maybe chasing him off - she's been pursuing him out of the cat flap I recently noticed, and then patrolling on the balcony.

Would anyone be open to looking after her for a few weeks to see if James comes home when she is not there? I'd provide food, in her automatic feeder, a litter tray and so forth, you'd need to be ok with being head-butted* until you stroke her:

* By Higgs, I'd add

Our two were rescue cats (kittens) from Celia Hammond - wouldn't hesitate to do the same again...

Definitely recommend adopting cats from Celia Hammond - mostly to get them out of the utterly filthy, stinking, disease ridden shithole that is her Canning Town shelter.

Our GP has diagnosed my daughters sneezing and coughing fits as a cat allergy. Bertie the cat as it happens.

Anyone want a 15 year old hormonal, stroppy, messy, arsey otherwise perfect girl in the family?

How long have you had Bertie? I'm allergic to cats in general, but have built up immunity to my own (generally need to take antihistamines if I visit someone's house who has a cat).

I so want to. But we don't spend enough time in the house.

Local church courtyard leopard

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Sleepy cat is preventing me from going to bed.

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We have fleas...what to do?

The furballs have had a flea treatment. What next?

Indorex spray ASAP

Where can I get it in North London?

Went to the vet today to get the first lot of shots, £49.99 for the full course and microchipping. They found the fleas. The cats were treated on the spot.

It's much cheaper to get Indorex online, if you can wait a day or two.

Looks like no one stocks it near me. Will phone pets at home and order it.

Which treatment and when?

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